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ibis Reading Centre

3.0 star property

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes
Reception hall
Exterior
Front of property

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet friendly
  • Laundry
$37
includes taxes & fees
Sep 7 - Sep 8

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25A Friar Street, Reading, England, RG1 1DP
  • Oracle
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Reading Museum and Town Hall
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • University of Reading
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪39 min drive‬

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Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes

Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Double SweetRoom by ibis | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes

Double SweetRoom by ibis

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(30 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room, 1 Double Bed | 1 bedroom, hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(40 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

ibis Reading Centre

3-star hotel in Reading City Centre
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, dry cleaning, and a 24-hour front desk. Housekeeping is available on request.
Ibis Reading Centre offers 182 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers.

This Reading hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This eco-certified hotel also offers multilingual staff, coffee/tea in a common area, and dry cleaning/laundry services.

Ibis Reading Centre is a smoke-free property.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Ibis Reading Centre has a restaurant on site.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Green Key (Foundation for Environmental Education), a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

Czech, English, Filipino, French, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour offsite parking within 0.4 miles (GBP 7 per day); discounts available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • High chair
  • In-room crib
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Vegetable garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Elevator
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 14 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Built in 2006
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reception hall
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: GBP 30
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 30

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 12 for adults and GBP 6 for children
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 7 per day(1969 ft away; open 24 hours)
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in fee: GBP 30 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 30 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of ALLSAFE (Accor Hotels)

We should mention

The photos in this description reflect the brand standard and are provided for illustrative purposes only
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

ibis Hotel Reading Centre
Ibis Reading Centre Hotel Reading
ibis Reading Centre Hotel
ibis Reading Centre Reading
ibis Reading Centre Hotel Reading
ibis Reading Centre (new ibis rooms)
ibis Reading Centre (new ibis rooms) Hotel

ibis Reading Centre Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 433 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 352 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 140 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 45 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 36 out of 1006 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Around the corner from train station making it very convenient. Also in the middle of Reading. Staff was great, room was comfortable and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
It's fairly clean, comfortable an good value for money. One of the lifts is out of order and has been for a while so it does take ages to get to the top floors. The bathrooms always smell of urine as well.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Raj

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Brian

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Reading stay

Value for money prompted this stay. Good location, convenient to London without the capitals prices, efficient check in, helpful welcoming staff. Room was perfect for overnight stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Jean A

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Issues not dealt with quickly, but room ok

Quick check-in with a friendly welcome. Had to wait for the lift as one was out of order. First room had issues with the TV which we raised with reception and was told someone would come up to look at it. After around an hour, we went back down as it was getting close to the time the maintenance team were finishing and they decided to move us to another room on a higher floor. Room was quiet and bed was comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very helpful front desk staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barend

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location for sight seeing, shopping and dinning out and acess to bus, rail and airport links. City can be explored easily on foot from the hotel. Hotel is reasonably priced and staff are very helpful
Stayed 7 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vladimir

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Edmond

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
There were few people hang out on the street and asked for money when we passed by.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good stay

Good stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Just stayed for 1 night. Basic needs met.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Helene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Short stay

Very friendly and helpful people working there.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

May Bank Holiday Trip

On checking in wasn't told at reception only one lift working plus guest where having problems with only lift working. I & others had problems using lift Friday/Saturday with lift stopping at correct floor when raised with staff they seemed to think we where having problems using swipe cards even when it was pointed out we couldn't get into lift to use cards. Think staff took a gamble that lift would hold out all weekend so wouldn't need to call out a engineer over the Bank Holiday weekend.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All fine and dandy
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

James Ian

Traveled with group

Not impressed with the lifts & keycards!

I stayed for 4 nights and from the 1st day I had to go down to the reception to get my room keycard reloaded as it stopped working. I was told at reception that it was probably due to me having my keycard too close to my mobile phone! I told her that my mobile was in my front left pocket and my keycard in my back right pocket so it couldn’t be that. So basically the receptionist was blaming me for the keycard not working. This then happened again on every day of my stay. Each time the receptionists came out with the same reason! This tells me that this excuse is scripted and that they frequently have guests who need their keycards reloaded. Here’s an idea - get a better keycard that actually works!! My 2nd complaint is about the lifts. When I arrived only one lift was working! There was a queue for the lift and when the lift arrived it was full of the cleaning staff with their bedding trollies! It took about 10–15 mins to actually get from reception to my room! Again during the next 4 days it was a nightmare waiting for a lift that wasn’t full of cleaning staff or guests trying to get back down to reception or breakfast. When I asked one of the staff how long the broken lift had been out of order I was told just over 2 weeks! So Ibis don’t really care about the guests or are totally oblivious to good customer care! If they were then the broken lift would be a very high priority!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One night stay

One night clean & comfortable simple hotel
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Great location but absolutely not 5*

Simple, cheap and clean in a great central location. Staff were lovely. Bed wasn't the comfiest, one of the lifts was out of service making the wait quite long. The shower bracket was broken, but it worked as long as you crouched.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jane

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's good for being close to the trains and busses.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice right in town
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall the Reading Ibis was very well maintained though only one lift was in service - which in a 14 floor dwelling made for a slight inconvenience. That said, I was there on Sunday evening of a bank Holiday weekend, which could explain the lack of swift repair. This one issue is the only reason there was not a 5 star review for the 'Facilities'
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Martin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Value for money

Very good value for the cost. I thought the breakfast very good with lots of choice available. I also like that they can stamp your car parking ticket to reduce £16 for 24 hrs parking to £7. If I had one niggle, it would be that the sound travels between rooms but it didn't affect our sleep.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025